Steuerung

/[ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,534

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Steuerung is aGermannoun. It means: technische Einrichtung, zum Beispiel in Maschinen, Schiffen und Fahrzeugen, um die Funktionalität beziehungsweise die Fahrt- oder Flugrichtung zu bestimmen Pronounced [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. It ranks #7,534 in German word frequency. Often confused with steuern and Steigerung.

Key facts for Steuerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteuerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,534
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Steuerung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Steuerung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,534 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Steuerung, with forms such as "setuerung", "ssteuerung", and "steeurung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "steuern", "Steigerung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Steuerung, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    technische Einrichtung, zum Beispiel in Maschinen, Schiffen und Fahrzeugen, um die Funktionalität beziehungsweise die Fahrt- oder Flugrichtung zu bestimmen
  2. 2
    das Bedienen der technischen Einrichtung, die die Bewegung/Bewegungsrichtung bestimmt
  3. 3
    das Steuern; politische, wirtschaftliche oder sonstige Maßnahme, um Vorgänge zu beeinflussen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: setuerung,ssteuerung,steeurung,steuernug,steuerrung,steuerugn,steuerungg,steuerunng,steueurng,steureung,stteuerung,stueerung,tseuerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Steuerung

Misspelling Variants of "Steuerung"

setuerung9ssteuerung10steeurung9steuernug9steuerrung10steuerugn9steuerungg10steuerunng10
Misspelling Variants of "Steuerung"

Frequency rank: #7,534 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Steuerung"?
"Steuerung" is spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ].
What does "Steuerung" mean?
As a noun, "Steuerung" means: technische Einrichtung, zum Beispiel in Maschinen, Schiffen und Fahrzeugen, um die Funktionalität beziehungsweise die Fahrt- oder Flugrichtung zu bestimmen
What words are commonly confused with "Steuerung"?
"Steuerung" is commonly confused with "steuern", "Steigerung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Steuerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steuerung" is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steuerung" come from?
"Steuerung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.